Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the granting of a passport in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5215/12]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The entitlement of the person in question to American citizenship is a matter for determination by the relevant US authorities. I would advise that she make direct contact with the US Embassy in Dublin who might be able to provide help with her enquiries. The contact details for the Embassy are as follows:

Address: Embassy of the United States of America

42 Elgin Road

Ballsbridge

Dublin 4

Telephone: 01.630.6200

Webpage: www.usembassy.ie

In the event that the person in question has an entitlement to American citizenship and thus a passport from that country, there is no provision under the Passport Act, 2008 that requires her to surrender her Irish passport. It is quite common for Irish people to be citizens of other countries and thus hold passports from those countries. These entitlements do not affect their rights under Irish law to Irish citizenship or their right to an Irish passport, although the other country or countries of which they are citizens may have regulations regarding dual citizenship.